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| Character_name = [[File:House Grafton.svg|50px|left]] Marq Grafton [[File:House Grafton.svg|50px|right]]
 
| Character_name = [[File:House Grafton.svg|50px|left]] Marq Grafton [[File:House Grafton.svg|50px|right]]
 
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| Title = [[Lord of Gulltown]]<ref name=CG>''[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]'': Banners of the Vale</ref>
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| Allegiance = [[House Grafton]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Grafton]]
 
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| Culture = [[Valemen]]
 
| Culture = [[Valemen]]
 
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| Issue = [[Gerold Grafton]]<ref name=CG/>
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| Place_of_Death = [[Taking of Gulltown|Gulltown]]{{Ref|ADWD|9}}
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| Place_of_Death = [[Taking of Gulltown|Gulltown]]{{Ref|ADWD|9}}
 
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|282}}{{Ref|ADWD|9}}
 
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|282}}{{Ref|ADWD|9}}
 
| Books = ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
 
| Books = ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Marq Grafton''' was the Lord of [[Gulltown]] and head of [[House Grafton]] at the time of [[Robert's Rebellion]].<ref name=CG/>
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'''Marq Grafton''' was a member of [[House Grafton]] during the reign of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{Ref|ADWD|9}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Lord Marq stayed loyal to King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] instead of following his liege, Lord [[Jon Arryn]], into rebellion. He called the other loyalists to aid him in barring Jon and Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] from entering the port of Gulltown, but was slain by Robert at the Gulltown walls when the rebels [[taking of Gulltown|took the city]].{{Ref|ADWD|9}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert’s Rebellion}} He was succeeded by his son, Ser [[Gerold Grafton]].<ref name=CG/>
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At the start of [[Robert's Rebellion]], Lord Grafton stayed loyal to King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] instead of following his liege, Lord [[Jon Arryn]] of the [[Eyrie]], into rebellion.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert’s Rebellion}} Marq was slain by Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] at the Gulltown walls when the rebels [[taking of Gulltown|took the city]].{{Ref|ADWD|9}}
 
 
==Family==
 
{{Grafton tree}}
 
 
 
==Behind the Scenes==
 
In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]'' published in July 2010, Marq is named "Randyll Grafton".<ref name=CG/> He was renamed Marq by the time of the publication of ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' in July 2011.{{Ref|ADWD|9}}
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 21:44, 30 June 2022

House Grafton.svg
Marq Grafton
House Grafton.svg
Allegiance House Grafton
Culture Valemen
Died In 282 AC[1]Gulltown[1]
Book A Dance with Dragons (mentioned)

Marq Grafton was a member of House Grafton during the reign of King Aerys II Targaryen.[1]

History

At the start of Robert's Rebellion, Lord Grafton stayed loyal to King Aerys II Targaryen instead of following his liege, Lord Jon Arryn of the Eyrie, into rebellion.[2] Marq was slain by Lord Robert Baratheon at the Gulltown walls when the rebels took the city.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 9, Davos I.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: Robert’s Rebellion.